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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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